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It ' ?^ > f Meet Me ' Williamsburg County Fair Edition-first Section Meet Me VOL. XXX. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SKPTKllitERS.tll)!:). yp^9~ w r~ I Solid carload of the f I the very BEST AND I ? MOWER made. By u i~ 5 NEWS LETTER FROM ! LIVE LAKE CITY. j* AUSPICIOUS OPENING OF SCHOOL -DEPARTURES FOR COLLEGE PERSONAL**niitKuiiUu x Lake City, September 21:?Last Friday at noon Rev S S Gasque, who for the past several years has been living with his son, died nfter a long period of ill health. His body was taken to Savage Saturday morning ^ and interred in the fam^y graveyard. Mr Gasque leaves a lavge circle of friends at Lake City who heard of his death with heartfelt sorrow. Surviving him are the following children: Mesdames J M Sturgeon, Lake City, and S W G Shipp, Florence; Messrs S J Gasque fand McRoy Gasque,Lake City.RF D. large number of relatives and "friends from Lake City and Florence attended the funeral Saturday afternoon. School opened very auspiciously I last Monday morning. The usual opening exercises were held, at which time Mr Compton, the superintendent, asked the co-operation of " - * * -li the patrons of the school. rxeariy an of the members of the tenth giade, who received their diplomas from that grade last spring, have gone away to yarious schools and colleges, but five of them remained to receive a State high school diploma. Among other changes in the faculty this year is the appointment of Mayme Green to succeed Miss Amber Wilkes, ^ who for the past eight years has * taught the third grade. Miss Wilkes resigned on account of her health and at the present time is with her brother in Alabama. Members of the old faculty "returning this year are: Supt W B Compton, Principal Grady Bowman, high school; Misses France Carlton,?Ellis, Bertha Mor? ris, Ethel Hair and ? Furst. The new teachers are Misses Isla Wright and ? McCraw. ^ Pira nf WilmincrfT?n N ill I B ill U i jc v?. B. , C, is spending some time with her C parents here. Mr and Mrs Hammon have moved into their new home, t . Mrs J L Stuckey and little children are visiting friends and relatives at Johnsonville. Miss Cornelia Rooke returned last week from Atlanta and will resume her duties as trimmer for Miss Mollie Nachman. Mrs W P Hawkins leaves this morning to make her home in Kingstree, at which place she will take up < the management of the Kellahan * 1 1 Mmo Uonrl/ino noiei. IVir auu 1M.IO uunmua ..M.v rmany friends in Lake City, who regret to see them leave, v Among the school boys and girls ? --11 i returning to schools ana coueges this week are: Misses Garnet Gra-1 ham, Bessye Howie, Vinnie Carter,1 Nannie and ? Whitlock and Bessye Blizzard to Coker college; Miss Margaret Mcdam to Columbia; Messrs Allen and Talmage Askins to Furman; Wilbur Eaddy,Wofford; D Carl #k> ok, James C Williams, University; [ Richard Chandler, Medical college. Miss Edna Moore left last week for Rock Hill to resume her studies ' at Winthrop college. Mrs M D Nesmith entertained the Wednesday Afternoon Book Club last week. L B N. MO WE celebrated ADRIANCE MO\ LIGHTEST RUNNING MOW ising the Adriance Mower y< ) Kin.? ? E\ I People's Mercantile Company. It is to aggressive as well as to the progressive business elements of a community that a city owes its commercial standing and financial stability. This fact is strikingly demI onstrated by the leading merchants j and commercial factors in the city i of Kingstree. i First in this class of representai tive mercantile concern attention is called to People's Mercantile Company, whose reputable business career gives it a leading position as an influential element in the material progress of our city and the entire county. The large stock of high class goods carried by this firm indicates the personal character of its capable management and is in perfect keep* uSSmW^Kr icS^SSb X' ':/-f;--%& i Kingstree's Mayor and one of her successful and conservative business men, W. R. Scott. ing with its policy of business principle and progressive methods. A partial, list of merchandise in this store, bearing the stamp of quality in every detail, includes a complete line of dry goods, notions, men's and women's furnishings, i i ii- 1. ?! mane oy ine hk?m reuui'ii; manufacturers in America, popular brands of high grade shoes, carrying a guarantee of comfort, style and sat- 1 isfaction, groceries both heavy and fancy, made and prepared by the , most famous packers of pure table food products in the United States. ! The general management of the "People's Store" is under the personal supervision of Mr E C Burgess, a successful business man of , exceptional ability and personal character. , George A. McElveen?Cotton and Cotton Seed. Among the enterprising business . mnn nf K"inpstrei* whose commercial ,MV" v* -o-? influence is extensive and of special , importance to growers of cotton is j the well-known dealer in cotton and cotton seed, Mr George A McElveen. , During his long and successful < business career he has established a i reputation for reliability that is rec- j ognized throughout the county by ( the producing element. He knows j cotton and is, as his advertisement states, "The man who is always on the job." ! Mr MeElveen issecretary of the Wil- ! liamsburg County Fair association, < who will welcome you to Kingstree i on October 10-22. ' ERS A VERS AND RAKES. The. 'ER on the market. By ac ;>u will find a BIG REDUCT rw* y* ^v~v "v I?J d ?5iree n< 'ENTUALLY?V I Stoves! i To make room fo 1 Stoves and wire I I WILLIAM! 1 Hes i^fvA*v45w5v<5vOv^$v~Wv^v>CJvA?v^*,v-0" Klngstree Manufacturing & Construction Co's Plant. The acquisition of a wood working establishment of the magnitude of the Kingstree Manufacturing & Construction Company's plant is; quite a plume in Williamsburg county's cap. It represents an invest- < ment of $3,000, employs ten men | and is equipped to do anything in the wood working line, but will, , however, devote most of its ener-,; gies to the manufacture of coffins. j The establishing of industries of j this sort in Kingstree speaks loudly , r\f fV,Q rn-norroseivAnPSS nf thp citV L?1 tliC ^>1 VUUI T w t and lend life and optimism to busi- . ness conditions. Mr Chas H Singleton and Mr J B Alsbrook are the active managers, and if their future record for agressiveness evens up with that of the past, and with their thorough ( knowledge of the business, there is , no question but that tne undertak- ( ing will be a great success. Mr Singleton is recognized as one of the ablest "wood working" me* in this part of the country, while Mr Alsbrook's knowledge acquired through years of experience in the hardware business, especially fits " " ^ 4.u? him ror tne part ne is uuuug m uic new enterprise. The plant had its "formal open- , ing" last Thursday and the man- ; agers report a great deal of work i on hands which is being pushed to completion with almost miraculous speed. Britton and Hutson Have "Pare Food Store." To the discriminating housewife, the purity of the table foods that enter into the daily necessities of family life is the first ami chiefest j consideration. The attractive and carefully selected stock of the store popularly . known as the "Pure Food Store" , ind operated hy Messrs Britton & i ? ' .1 t 1 Hutson is one that nns the ciemanu ;>f high class table foods with the most eminent degree of satisfaction. 1 To make special mention of tht 1 iifferent articles in this model store ' would include the finest products of the most celebrated manufacturers in America which is the strongest guarantee of the service it affords. ] I Watts tlie Jeweler. When you come to the fair you 3hould visit the jewelry store of Mr F J Watts. He is the man on the corner near the depot and his stock 1 is bound to attract your eve, especially hi3 up-to-date show windows. ND R y will cost you no more thai :tual test the Adriance Mo ION in your repair bill. C. ardware VHYNOT NOW - Stoi = Wire F< r our fall stock we ; fencing. Come in, k 5BURG HA] idquarters for G Farm Implement Exhibit. In our mention of the various farm implement dealers of Kingstree on another page of this paper we inadvertently neglected to men tion one of the largest houses in that line in South Carolina. This is the Kingstree Hardware Co, which handles a varied line of plows, cultivators,harrows, stalk cutters, cotton and corn planters, mowers, rakes, reapers, binders, etc. Mr VV H Carr, the manager, is arranging to have a fine exhibit of these various implements at the fair and has engaged an expert direct from one of the factories to demonstrate them to the farmers. The Popular Fruit Store. Some stores are made popular by the personality of the proprietor, others by the quality of their goods and their prices. Joe Zahran not only has a genial and cordial per sonality, hut carries a varied line of | fruits and groceries at prices which have made his store very popular with the people of the community. Our Dry Goods Stores. Among the live and most popuiar * stores of Kingstree, we mention casually that of Messrs S Marcus, W E Jenkinson, Silverman's Department Store, and the Kingstree Dry Goods Company. Each of these stores carry a large line of ladies' and misses' goods, shoes, ready-to-wear garments and millinery. They are the popular resorts for the ladies of the surrounding country when they come to Kingstree to do their shopping. Just now they are all well stocked with a large line of the season's most attractive goods. * ' Lewis and Carter Have "Good Things to Eat." ~f +U.-V mnof frrnpprv WUC U1 IIIC IlKUl Ultlitvw.v - stores of Kingstree is that of Lewis | & Carter. While their store a rath- I er a new one in the community yet I the aggressiye and sincere business methods of Messrs Lewis & Carter have moved them into ranking with the up-to-date stores of the city. Their slogan is: "Good Things to Eat." Approaching Wedding. The following invitation has been received in Kingstree by friends of the contracting parties: Mr and Mrs Thomas Henry Cromer request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter 1 Laura 1 to I Dr Theodore Stark Hemingway J Thursday afternoon,October the seventh | at six o'clock ] Christ Church | Greenville, South Carolina I AKES n inferior makes, and we gua wer has proved to be the Ll When vou want the BEST ca Co. I We Lead9 ? ^r*2v*/v**v*Ov?*v?*V'?2v*Ov*C*Y^/'^^ ^es! - S sncing. ire making special p] it us show you and ms RD WARE CO Guaranteed Good ,**2VA*V-C*v'S*VOV?/V**V*QV*(5V*Q^ like city gas. There are no wicks, or anything that looks like a wick, of the Detroit-Vanor Stove applies the bottom of the cooking utensil, the heat. No waste, therefore raj We have them both with and wi the agency for this popular stove. The King Hardw Kingstree, Stu mcv ipTotlttul 0 AWikmowJL M is? ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE A W1 SHOULD YOU DIE? DIE EVERY MAN MUST. IT IS Hi! PILED UP IN THE BANK TO MAKE WILL NOT BE IN WANT WHEN HI THEM. YOUR BEST LIFE INSURANCE IS N CAUSE A GOOD SOLID BUSINESS ( TO YOU WHILE YOU ARE ALIVE. BANK WITH WF pay U PER CENT INTEREST 0 Farmers & Merchants "ABSOLUTELY SAFE" | Cotton Loans Made on 4ft ? rantee them to be [GHTEST DRAFT II on | -Others Follow. | | *v?*vCArOv^Jv^C/v^/v-OvAA^^ y* toves! 1 j r\ _ _ i_ *S rices on l^ook $ ike you prices, i MPANY, I iS. ^ I Why The I )etroit-Vapor I Stove Leads. etroit-VaporStovesare dif?rent from all others. Simly light the burners and put le cooking on at once?just or perforated metal rings, The quick action burner the flame directly against You get the benefit of all ! Did cooking with economy, thout the oven. We have are Company Soutl^arolinaJ /1 mil// I [FE AND BABY HELPLESS! 5 DUTY TO HAVE MONEY! SURE THAT HIS FAMILY! IS TAKEN AWAY FROM | IONEY IN THE BANK; BE-1 OPPORTUNITY MAY COME US. N SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. ! i National Bank, LAKE CITY, S. C> Per Cent. Basis. ? i